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Never book a hunt at Hawkins Lodge #2339055
12/20/17 03:51 PM
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My daughter and her fiance won a silent auction for a 3 day hunt at Hawkins Lodge just outside of Eufaula, AL. It was absolutely the worst hunting experience that I have ever had. First afternoon hunt we are dropped off and told to how to find shooting house. Given a chair since there was only one chair in house. Get to house, and look over green field, only winter rye grass is planted, no sign of grazing. Get inside house, 4'x4', and open bag chair, and it is in three pieces, completely broken. I throw it about 20 yards out the window into the pines. My daughter has to sit on the floor the entire afternoon, even after I text the owner of lodge asking him to bring us another chair. They have known for 2 months we were coming, and yet they cant put an extra chair in house prior to our arrival. The other couple, a grandfather and his grandson, didn't even get a chair, he had to sit on his grandpas lap the entire afternoon.

After the first hunt, we sat down for what could have been the blandest food I have ever eaten. I would not have fed it to my dog, seriously. I told my daughter, that we would try it one more time in the morning and if it wasn't any better, we were loading up, bidding fairwell and headed home. Needless to say, I am at home typing this post.

Not one sighting, by anyone. Food plots were pathetic. No game cameras pics, before or during season. One of the guides, if you can call him that, told us they had 10 hunters so far this season and had only taken one doe.

If you are considering a hunt here, DON'T GO!!!!!! If you want to get sucked into shooting an elk or fallow deer or a ram inside a high fence for $2,500 after not seeing a deer, knock yourself out. Or if you want to pet a camel, kangaroo or llama and even a new pet skunk that arrived during our brief 1 day visit, this is the place for you.

I felt so bad for the guy from Anniston that paid $1800 for his grandson to kill a buck, two doe and a hog that I offered to have them come our club. I actually considered reporting them to Better Business Bureau. Just can't believe there is an operation in this area that conducts their business like this and pretends to be "Hunting Lodge".

Stay home and do honey do's or rake leaves, wash your truck but whatever you do, Don't book this hunt.


"Don't cling to Mistake, just because you spent a lot of time making it."
Re: Never book a hunt at Hawkins Lodge [Re: muzziehead] #2339063
12/20/17 03:54 PM
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popcorn


Quietly killing turkeys where youre not!!!
My tank full of give a fraks been runnin on empty
I'm the paterfamilias
Re: Never book a hunt at Hawkins Lodge [Re: muzziehead] #2339070
12/20/17 03:57 PM
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Ruh roh raggy!!!! Hate y'all had a bad experience and wasted your time. Maybe this post will save someone else from wasting their money..

Re: Never book a hunt at Hawkins Lodge [Re: muzziehead] #2339089
12/20/17 04:08 PM
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Dang, Muzzie, that's horrible!
Who are the owners of the operation?


Matt Brock wears knock-off Crocs.
Re: Never book a hunt at Hawkins Lodge [Re: muzziehead] #2339097
12/20/17 04:11 PM
12/20/17 04:11 PM
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My brother owns and runs Hawkins. He hasn't shut up since y'all left about how awful you were the whole time you were there.

Re: Never book a hunt at Hawkins Lodge [Re: mcninja] #2339106
12/20/17 04:14 PM
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Originally Posted By: mcninja
My brother owns and runs Hawkins. He hasn't shut up since y'all left about how awful you were the whole time you were there.


Somebody pass the popcorn

Re: Never book a hunt at Hawkins Lodge [Re: muzziehead] #2339108
12/20/17 04:15 PM
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oh shoot.

Re: Never book a hunt at Hawkins Lodge [Re: muzziehead] #2339119
12/20/17 04:19 PM
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oh hail yeah......it's on.


I've spent most of the money I've made in my lifetime on hunting and fishing. The rest I just wasted.....

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muslims are like coyotes, only good one is a dead one
Re: Never book a hunt at Hawkins Lodge [Re: muzziehead] #2339124
12/20/17 04:21 PM
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Some Marriott/Auburn
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Some Marriott/Auburn
This has got some real potential.

Re: Never book a hunt at Hawkins Lodge [Re: mcninja] #2339129
12/20/17 04:23 PM
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Originally Posted By: mcninja
My brother owns and runs Hawkins. He hasn't shut up since y'all left about how awful you were the whole time you were there.


Can't just leave it at that. Please do tell.. is there really only rye planted? Do they not keep up with their shooting houses? Was there honestly not a single deer sighting the whole time he was there?

Re: Never book a hunt at Hawkins Lodge [Re: muzziehead] #2339131
12/20/17 04:23 PM
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The fool tells me his reasons; the wise man persuades me with my own.
Re: Never book a hunt at Hawkins Lodge [Re: muzziehead] #2339137
12/20/17 04:24 PM
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Sea bass time

Re: Never book a hunt at Hawkins Lodge [Re: jbatey1] #2339138
12/20/17 04:24 PM
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Originally Posted By: jbatey1

Re: Never book a hunt at Hawkins Lodge [Re: muzziehead] #2339141
12/20/17 04:26 PM
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Oh snap. Muzzie been a member since 02. Better see some pics of biologic real quick!

Re: Never book a hunt at Hawkins Lodge [Re: muzziehead] #2339142
12/20/17 04:27 PM
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Re: Never book a hunt at Hawkins Lodge [Re: muzziehead] #2339145
12/20/17 04:28 PM
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Re: Never book a hunt at Hawkins Lodge [Re: muzziehead] #2339151
12/20/17 04:30 PM
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Right behind you
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Right behind you
I'm in.

Re: Never book a hunt at Hawkins Lodge [Re: muzziehead] #2339154
12/20/17 04:31 PM
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Right behind you
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Right behind you
Johntravis will be a nobody after this is over.

Re: Never book a hunt at Hawkins Lodge [Re: mcninja] #2339157
12/20/17 04:32 PM
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Originally Posted By: mcninja
My brother owns and runs Hawkins. He hasn't shut up since y'all left about how awful you were the whole time you were there.


I'm not buying it

Re: Never book a hunt at Hawkins Lodge [Re: mcninja] #2339160
12/20/17 04:33 PM
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Originally Posted By: mcninja
My brother owns and runs Hawkins. He hasn't shut up since y'all left about how awful you were the whole time you were there.

They're on the line. Set the hook and start reeling.


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